T-tube drainage versus primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan ^a   Koti, Rahul ^a   Davidson, Brian R ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLEDOCHOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; DRAINAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS;

CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891678864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005641.pub3     Document Type: Review

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